A couple of months ago I have parked under a tree that whose branches were hanging too low. High enough for the GU but not for the power antenna. Read a few posts here about the mast being replaceable instead of the whole unit, and after searching online, the mast was cheap, so why not...
The mast was kinked and would not go all the way down anymore.
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Found the right tool for the job!
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Out it came. I didn't need to remove the plastic fender protection to reach the antenna unit as suggested in some posts and videos. Everything came out from the top.
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Replaced the worn rubber cushion with an o'ring.
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The cheap replacement part and the result
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Not that it bothers me but the new mast gets tucked away too much in comparison with the original one (when it was working).
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